So, I’ve been sick for two weeks now. What started out as a standard cold turned into a sinus infection and the next thing I know, I’m spending a night checked into the fabulous five-star hotel called the “Emergency Room.” The day I had started taking my prescription antibiotics was the night I took a trip in the ambulance. I had been prescribed them the day before when I visited my primary physician. I never had a sinus infection that caused a fever before and I was shaking so bad that I could barely dial the phone and had trouble breathing. Thankfully, I was not having a reaction to the medication.

I had the Lap-Band surgery about four and a half years ago, so taking medication in its pill form can be difficult for me at times. This is especially the case when they are horse pills like the antibiotics I am currently on. For those of you who are not familiar with the term, “horse pills” are medication in the form of tablets or capsules that are very large in size. The large size of horse pills can make them exceptionally difficult to swallow.

It helps me to drink a smoothie while taking medication. So today I made what I am calling a “Berry Happy Smoothie.” This smoothie made me feel good while I was drinking it that I just had to post the recipe for my (and your) future reference!

The key to making this smoothie is the cottage cheese. I know what you’re thinking, “Cottage cheese? What!” My mom questioned it too when I suggested she add cottage cheese to the one she made yesterday. Cottage cheese is a thickener to a smoothie recipe. If you don’t like the cottage-cheesy taste, you can add flavor extracts to it, such as vanilla. You can also thicken your smoothie with xanthan gum. You might find that in the gluten-free isle.